Machine Learning Offers High-Definition Glimpse of How Genomes Organize in Single Cells
Ruochi Zhang Jian Ma ...
Author: Nicole Stenger
BaDoi Phan Awarded NIH NIDA Grant
BaDoi Phan Awarded NIH NIDA Grant Substance use disorders (SUD) affect more than 100 million people worldwide and are influenced by the genetic makeup of the individual. With this fellowship grant from the National...
Open Q&A with Director Dr. James Faeder
If you’re interested in applying to the Ph.D. program, we would love for you to join us for an open Q&A with one of our Directors, Dr. James Faeder to learn more about our...
Ask the Professor: Applying for a Ph.D. program with Dr. Oana Carja
When: Monday, Nov 16, 6 pm EST There are still so many ambiguities around applying for Ph.D. programs and what a Ph.D. is all about. Dr. Carja has scheduled a Zoom hour on Monday,...
CPCB CMU Student Ruochi Zhang Lead Author – Exploring a Genome’s 3D Organization Through a Social Network Lens
DNA, Proteins Form Communities That Provide Insight Into Cellular Processes PITTSBURGH—Computational biologists at Carnegie Mellon University have taken an algorithm used to study social networks, such as Facebook communities, and adapted it to identify...
CPCB Student among Rising Stars 2019
Yang Yang, a Ph.D. student in Jian Ma‘s lab, was recognized during Rising Stars 2019, an intensive workshop for women graduate students who are pursuing careers in computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering. The participants in...
Neural Network Fills In Data Gaps for Spatial Analysis of Chromosomes
Machine Learning Enhances Study of 3D Genome Structure in Cell Nucleus Computational methods used to fill in missing pixels in low-quality images or video also can help scientists provide missing information for how DNA...
CompBio’s Mohimani Goes Big To Find New Antibiotics
Hosein Mohimani has a knack for finding ever-faster ways of searching giant databases for potential therapeutic drugs. Now, the computer scientist is trying a new approach in which the size of the databases isn’t something...
CPCB Welcomes our new Ph.D. students
We’re excited to welcome another amazing group of incoming students to the CPCB program! Orientation is off to a great start with social lunches, activities and faculty research talks. Please join us in welcoming...
Second-Year Computational Biology Ph.D. Student Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Second-Year Computational Biology Ph.D. Student Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Laura Tung, a second-year Computational Biology Ph.D. student in Prof. Carl Kingsford’s group, has been chosen to receive a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. ...
